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Who Is Roman Protasevich, the Captive Journalist in Belarus? Mr. Protasevich, 26, is an exiled dissident whose reach drew an authoritarian ruler into a gambit that outraged Western governments. Roman Protasevich in 2017 at a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus. Now in custody in Belarus, he could face charges that carry the death penalty.Credit...Reuters May 23, 2021, 9:36 p.m. ET It has all of the elements of a Jason Bourne plot: A commercial flight carrying a dissident journalist is intercepted b...

We will continue to fight for exchange or release of captive journalist, aide workers and others to try to improve the climate for negotiations. obviously none of this will be easy. ending a war and stopping a slaughter never is easy. we believe, though, this is the only road that can lead to the place where the civilized world has joined together in an effort to lead the parties to a better outcome. to the syrian people, let me reiterate. the united states and international community will conti...